11-year-old honored for act of bravery KPTV LONG BEACH, Washington (KPTV) — A young boy in southwest Washington is being recognized for an act of bravery. Back in April he saved a young boy from drowning and this week officers arrived to award that boy with several gifts to commemorate his life-saving actions. 11-year-old Aidan Dolan says he was out in Long Beach when he saw another young boy in trouble and jumped into action. Aidan’s parents say he was on a large boulder, fully clothed when he saw a 5-year-old boy who got caught in a riptide. Without thinking, Aidan’s parents say he jumped off the rock and grabbed the young boy and held him as the water receded.